Gunwi County


Gunwi County is a county in the Daegu Metropolitan City in South Korea.

Incorporation into Daegu

Prior to June 30, 2023, Gunwi County was part of the North Gyeongsang Province. Under legislation enacted on January 3, 2023, the county was incorporated into Daegu Metropolitan City on July 1, 2023.
The incorporation was carried out at the request of Gunwi County, in return for permitting the relocation of Daegu International Airport to Sobo-myeon, Gunwi County.

Administrative divisions

Gunwi County is divided into 1 eup and 7 myeon.
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Gunwi-eup군위읍軍威邑
Sobo-myeon소보면召保面
Hyoryeong-myeon효령면孝令面
Bugye-myeon부계면缶溪面
Ubo-myeon우보면友保面
Uiheung-myeon의흥면義興面
Sanseong-myeon산성면山城面
Samgugyusa-myeon삼국유사면三國遺事面

Demographics

As of 2024, Gunwi County has a population of 21,493, of which 50.4% are male and 49.6% are female, compared to the national average of 50.1% and 49.9% respectively. People under 16 years old make up 3.8% of the population, and people over 65 years old make up 45.5%, compared to the national average of 10.5% and 19.5% respectively. Foreigners make up 3.1% of the total population, compared to 3.9% nationwide.
As of 2015, 28.8% of the population follow Buddhism, 17.9% follow Christianity, 1.1% follow other religions and 52.1% are irreligious.

Climate

Gunwi has a humid continental climate.